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Early Origins of the Sattler family

The surname Sattler was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Sattler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sattler research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1490 and 1527 are included under the topic Early Sattler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sattler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sattler, Satler, Sattlers, Satlers, Sattlere, Sattleres and many more.

Early Notables of the Sattler family

Notables with the surname Sattler during this period were

  • Michael Sattler (1490-1527, German monk who left the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation

Sattler Ranking

In the United States, the name Sattler is the 7,246th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Sattler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sattler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Jacob Sattler, who landed in New York in 1709 2
  • Michael Sattler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
  • Henrich Sattler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 2
Sattler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ada Sattler, who arrived in Baltimore in 1831
  • Aaron Sattler, who settled in Philadelphia in 1833
  • Anna Rosins Sattler, aged 53, who landed in America in 1840 2
  • Mr. Wilh. Sattler, aged 36, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Strabo"
  • Mrs. Sophia Sattler, aged 34, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Strabo"
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Sattler Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Christof Sattler, who arrived in Arkansas in 1904 2
  • Alex Sattler, who settled in Portland, ME in 1911

Contemporary Notables of the name Sattler (post 1700) +

  • Daryl Sattler (b. 1980), American soccer player
  • Warren Sattler (b. 1934), American artist and cartoonist for Charlton Comics, known for his work on Billy the Kid, Fightin' Army, Fightin' Marines, Ghost Manor, Ghostly Haunts, inducted into the Meriden Hall of Fame in 2003
  • Mary K. Sattler (b. 1973), American Democratic politician
  • Lt. General John F Sattler, American Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Hubert Sattler (1844-1928), Austrian-German ophthalmologist
  • Georg Sattler (1917-1944), German Luftwaffe pilot, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II
  • John William Sattler (1942-2023), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
  • Norbert Sattler (1951-2023), Austrian two-time gold and three-time silver medalist slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s
  • Johann Michael Sattler (1786-1847), Austrian portrait and landscape painter
  • Barbara Sattler -Kovacevic (b. 1948), Austrian slalom canoer at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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